Crying
“Crying” 多指因悲伤、疼痛或感动而流泪,如 “The child is crying for his mother.”(孩子在哭着找妈妈。)也可指大声呼喊,如 “crying for help”(大声求救)。
- “She was crying after watching the farewell video.” (看完告别视频她哭了。)
- “Is that a baby crying next door?” (隔壁是宝宝在哭吗?)
- “Activists are crying out for reform.” (活动人士在大声呼吁改革。)
“Cry” 源自古法语 crier(呼喊),与拉丁语 quiritare(呼叫)可能相关;crying 为 cry + -ing。
cry + -ing;相关词 crybaby(爱哭鬼,口语)、outcry(强烈抗议)。
“no crying in baseball” 等影视台词成梗;心理健康鼓励 “it’s okay to be crying”;讽刺 “crying wolf” 来自狼来了寓言。
- 原形: cry
- 过去式: cried
- 名词: cry
- 固定搭配: “crying out” (大声喊), “crying over” (为……哭泣), “stop crying” (别哭了)
cry 哭/喊 + -ing:crying = 正在哭或正在喊。
“Hearing someone crying in the hallway, the nurse knocked gently and asked if she could help.” (听到走廊里有人在哭,护士轻轻敲门问是否需要帮助。)